romeo Flashcards
1
Q
Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night
A
Rhetorical question - change in tone/mood - he was only just ‘heart-broken’ over Rosaline. Love now more ‘real’
2
Q
O brawling love, O loving hate
A
He uses the oxymoron ‘loving hate’ to show his contrasting feelings. The parallels drawn by Romeo at the start of the play foreshadow the violence of love between Romeo and Juliet.
3
Q
The reason I have to love thee does much excuse the appertaining rage to such a greeting
A
Verb ‘love’ contrasts abstract noun ‘rage’ to show conflicting emotions (Romeo/Tybalt) before the scene descends into violence.
4
Q
Fire-eyed fury be my conduct now
A
Alliteration, personification - Romeo is now vengeful and violent after Mercutio’s death.
